Retail Is Dead

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Sportsman's Warehouse Parker. Today around noon I went in to buy a shell holder.

They had some ammo, a dozen bottles of powder and bullets in stock.

There were very few guns in the cases and six cars in the parking lot.

I'm afraid it may be closing soon.

I was at Flatiron Crossing Mall last week. The had a water issue and hired me to do some mold testing.

A lot of empty shops. Walking between the stores, I was wondering about rent, inventory and especially payroll with all it's newly added costs.

The retail model seems doomed.

Flatiron Crossing is being torn down to be redeveloped. Should start this summer I believe.

As for retail and restaurants, February is always the slowest month of the year. No one shops or goes out to eat in February. Sportsmans warehouse for example.. hunting season is over, camping hiking fishing season has yet to start, the only reason to go there would be to maybe buy some clothes but how many people are doing that?